1971 O-Pee-Chee/OPC #.50 Willie McCovey [#d] (Giants) Baseball card

Price = $ 29.95 NM/MT to NM

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Q5: What are some useful to know baseball card collecting terms ?

(part 1)Certificate Of Authenticity - a document that is used to verify the legitimacy of
a collectible. In reality, it is worthless, unless it shares a counterfeit-
proof serially-numbered hologram that is attached to the item, and the certificate
bears the signature of a notary public, or written verification by the manufacturer.

Common - any card which is not short-printed, an insert, a bonus card, or has an insertion
ratio. In short, the cards that comprise the manufacturer’s basic set.

Condition - the physical appearance of a card/collectible. Centering, corner wear,
photo clarity, edges, the presence of foreign material, signs of misuse are
the critical components. Along with rarity/scarcity, it is a major factor
in determining the value of a card or collectible.

Crease - an obvious paper wrinkle defect usually caused by bending the card [i.e.-
the result of being tortured on a rear-wheel bicycle spoke during the early ‘50s
and ‘60s].

Die-Cut - an insert/parallel card that differs from the basic card by a process of
the manufacturer "cutting" portions of the card revealing a special design.
Recent issues may also be individually and serially-numbered.

The issue below is featured elsewhere on this website:

1967 Topps WHO AM I ?

NM/MINT to MINT COMPLETE 1976 Crane Potato Chip Football Discs Set.

It's easy to see why the 1967 Topps "Who Am I? set is a favorite of both sports and non-
sport collectors. The set's 44 cards feature mostly important figures from world history
but what makes this set even more popular was the inclusion of 4 of baseball's most
popular players: Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays and Sandy Koufax !!!

The players picture on the front is covered with a scratch-off disguise with silly,
exaggerated features like hair, moustaches, hats, noses... and clues to help kids identify
the famous person pictured. The backs contained additional clues and instructions to
"Scratch off disguise on front to discover Who I Am. Use a coin or fingernail."

Cards with their scratch-off coating intact are worth many, many times cards with the
coatings removed. For example, NM/MINT Babe Ruth with the coating is in the $200-$400
range while a NM/MINT Ruth with the coating removed is closer to $25.

1960 Nu-Card Baseball Hi-Lites

This 72-card set of oversized (3-1/4" x 5-3/8") cards Issued by Nu-Card, Inc., featured baseball highlights (hi-lites). Printed in red and black, the card
fronts resemble a newspaper's front page headline story with photo.
The cards showcase some of the baseball's most interesting highlights
in it's first 100 years of baseball.

Card #'s 1-18 can also be found in just black printing and blank-backed.